Tag: Damari Simeon

Wisconsin Badgers offer class of 2026 DL from New Jersey

Wisconsin Badgers offer class of 2026 DL from New Jersey

The Wisconsin Badgers football team extended an offer to class of 2026 defensive lineman Damari Simeon on Saturday.

The Badgers are the 13th Division 1 program to offer the Richland, New Jersey native. Wisconsin, Penn State and Rutgers are now the three Big Ten programs currently on his offer sheet.

The 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive lineman has yet to receive a recruiting ranking from 247Sports, On3, or Rivals. He recently compiled 45 total tackles, 3.0 sacks, eight TFLs and one forced fumble over 10 games as a sophomore at St. Augustine Prep. A ranking is sure to follow as the class of 2026 cycle continues.

Wisconsin currently has one player committed to its class of 2026: three-star quarterback Jarrin Mock.

The program has undergone a culture change on the defensive side of the ball since Luke Fickell’s arrival as head coach. He and defensive coordinator Mike Tressel are still in the midst of implementing their 3-3-5 scheme. High school recruiting will be a major factor in how the unit performs as the years continue.

Notre Dame football offers 2026 defensive lineman at ‘Grill and Chill’

An offer out after ‘Grill and Chill’

It’s safe to say that Notre Dame football’s “Grill and Chill” recruiting event was a huge success.

Plenty of prospects were on campus on Thursday, and one of them, [autotag]Damari Simeon[/autotag] was offered a scholarship. The New Jersey native stands 6-foot, 3-inches and weighs 275-pounds clearly passed the look test for the Irish coaching staff.

Simeon isn’t currently ranked at this moment, but that could be changing soon as his offer list is pretty solid with Penn State, Duke, Boston College and now Notre Dame. Most of the other recruits that attended the event already had offers, so mission accomplished for the defensive lineman.

Simeon seemed extremely excited about the scholarship, as he has it pinned to his X, the website formerly known as Twitter, home page. Hopefully the offer continues to resonate with him, and he eventually wears the Blue and Gold.

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